Wearing-apparel.



PATENTED MAR. 20 H. B. BROWN; WEARINGYAPPAREL.

'APPLIUATION TILED SEPT. 2, 1905.

*U I TED YSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

" HANNAH E. BROWN, OF MAGNOLIA, ASSACHUSETTS. i WEARING-APPAREL. I

- Specification of Letters Patent Patented ara; 20,1906.

Application filed September 2, 1905- Serial No. 276,865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HANNAH E. BRowN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Magnolia, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in earing-Apparel, of which t e following description, in connection with the. accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the parts.

This invention has for its object the production ofsimple and efficient means for holding down 1n pro er-position upon the wearer the back of a s irt-waist, so that the latter Will sit securely and will not rise or become displaced by the movement of the body.

Various devices have hold the back of a shirt-waist down, such as hook-and-eye devices, one member being'fastened on the shirt-waist and the other on the waistband of the skirt, and in some cases a hook-like device on the waist has been arranged to hook undera belt. In many instances ordinary safety-pins are used to pin the back of the waist to the band of the skirt. All such devices must be attached externally to the shirt-waist and often are unsightly and cumbersome, safety-pins frequently tearin I out and spoiling the fabric of the waist. Tn accordance with my present invention I attach to the back of the shirt-waist, inside the same, a light flexible band or belt, such as strong tape, with its free ends long enough.

to go around the waist of the wearer and be tied together. The corsetsor stays are provided at the back with suitable downholding means to cooperate with such flexible band near its point of attachment to the waist to thereby securely hold down the waist at the back from theinside thereof.

The novel features of my invention will be fully described in the subjoined specification and particularly pointed out inthefollowing claims. l

Figure 1 is a back viewof a pair of corsets or stays broken out at the top and provided with downholding means one form of my invention. Fig. 2 is an inner side view of a portion of the back of a shirtwaist, showing a portion of the flexible retaining-belt or band and Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the corsets in use, with the shirtwaist in outline, showing the mode of using the retaining or downholding device.

Referring to Fig.1, the two halves a b ofa drawings representing like been provided to they properlygengage with the in accordance with pair of corsets or 'staysof any usual construction are connected at theback by the usual lacing 0, passed through eyelets a b near the back upright edges of the two halves. On the latter, at suitable points near their right edges, I attach suitable downholding means, herein shown as rings d, and herein the rings are illustrated as attached at their lower portions, as by stitching 2, so that when in use the rings will lie flat against the corset. A second pair of similar rings d may be attached in like manner above the first pair to thereby aflord means at different heights to cooperate with the flexible bandf of the shirt-WaistF, Figs. 2 and 3. 'This band or belt f may conveniently be a stout tape or narrow ribbon of the re uisite length, secured at Fig. 2, tothe bac of the shirtwaist on t e inside. adjusted on the wearer, the shirt-waist is put on, and the free ends of the band f are passed through the two-rings d or d, as the case may be, and the ends of the band are drawn taut around the waist of the wearer and tied together. The position of the corsets is permanent and secure, and by drawing the ends of the band f taut the same travels through the downholding rings andpulls the back of the shirt-Waist firmly to the desired position and retains it in such position, without any de endence on the. shirt or on any external be t. It will be manifest that the positioning means for the shirt-waist is wholly concealed and is always ready for use.

Instead of rin s any suitable devices may be attached to t e corsets or stays provided cooperating I have found the to be entirely satisfactory, and by atmeans on the shirt-waist.

rin s taciing them as shown .the upward pull there- '9 on by the band f causes against the cors'ets.

By roviding a plurality of sets of downholds i can use that set which most readily the rings to lie flat and properly acts to impart the desired fit I00 1 and posltion to the back of the. shirt-waist, basque, or other similar covering for the body of the wearer.

Having described invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, IO 5 1. In wearing-ap arel, a pair of corsets or staysfand downho ding means attached to the back of and independent of the fastening devices thereof adapted to cooperate with a 110 When the corsets are up- 6o flexible band secured to the back of a shirtwaist 0n the inside thereof, to retain the back of the shirt-waist in position.

2. In Wearing-apparel, a pair of corsets or stays, and downholding rings attached thereto at the back and adapted to receive the free ends of a flexible band secured to the back of a shirt-Waist, whereby when the band is drawn taut the back of the shirt-waist will be held down in position.

3. In wearing-apparel, a shirt-waist having a flexible band attached to its back on the inside, the free ends of the band being adapted 

